5.74k reviews for:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

4.03 AVERAGE

tabman678's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jjbremner's review against another edition

4.0

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ruth_stevens's review against another edition

5.0

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I never would have thought I would ever be giving a "war novel" a 5-star rating, but Remarque's account of the horrors of WWI (and war in general) deserves nothing less. Normally, I would never even pick up a book about war. I only read it because it was assigned reading for my teenage son in school. I am so glad I did. Remarque's writing is profoundly beautiful and moving and yes, horrifying. The power of the novel comes from the fact that he is relating his first-hand experience of war through his narrator (Remarque fought in WWI and was injured several times). Combine this with watching the 1930 film and it will be an experience you won't soon forget.

funmilayo's review against another edition

5.0

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jam191's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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What more needs to be said other than this is one of the best books ever written.

anjnovotny's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

pen_546guin's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

fleoub555's review against another edition

4.0

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you broke me

reginaldhoover's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Erich Maria Remarque has a masterpiece in this book. 

From beginning to end I couldn’t take my eyes off the pages. 

I’ve watched both “All Quiet on the Western Front” adaptations and the book somehow paints a more
Vivid picture of what war is like and what it does to the people in it. 

I cried about 4 separate  times in this short book. 

Masterpiece 

rikama's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No